With the help of ketamine, researchers rewrite memories in a bid to curb harmful drinking
Our memories are immensely powerful. For a person with alcohol use disorder, a memory triggered…
Month: November 2019
How difficult is a $1 billion health-tech fraud? A new indictment makes it sound easy
Building a health-technology startup on nothing but hot air may be easier than you’d think…
STAT Plus: EMA adopts EU Ombudsman recommendations to avoid bias concerns over drug approvals
Seeking to end another flap about transparency, the European Medicines Agency has agreed to recommendations…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Generic makers talk to feds about ending price-fixing probe; how the Arnolds fueled the pricing debate in D.C.
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Opinion: In pricing our gene therapy, Bluebird weighed value, shared risk, and a lifetime cap
It is hard to not get emotional when you witness the unfair reality of terrible…
How a billionaire couple greased the skids for Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing bill
WASHINGTON — When House Democrats pass legislation next month that would slash prescription drug spending…
School Kicks Out Disabled Boy Because He Wasn’t Vaccinated
The parents of a boy in New York who gets sick when vaccinated are fighting…
Countries Need To Increase Emmission Cuts If They Are To Meet Climate Targets
According to a new international study, the world is terribly behind on its supposed commitment…
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Juice Cleanse Pros And Cons: What You Need To Know
Juice cleansing is one of the most popular health trends that people follow today. Is…
Weight Loss Tip: Expert Shares How To Eliminate Excess Weight For Good
According to psychologists, self-criticism and self-doubt are the biggest contributors to people giving up on…
Crohn’s Disease: Recognizing The Signs And Symptoms
Crohn’s disease is a condition wherein any part of our gastrointestinal tract gets inflamed, causing…
Prenatal app Babyscripts pushing further into Medicaid market with Aetna partnership – FierceHealthcare
Prenatal app Babyscripts pushing further into Medicaid market with Aetna partnership FierceHealthcare Read Original Article: Prenatal…
Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies – Science Daily
Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies Science Daily Read Original Article: Prenatal opioid…
fMRI reveals prenatal opioid exposure changes brain connectivity in babies – Health Imaging
fMRI reveals prenatal opioid exposure changes brain connectivity in babies Health Imaging Read Original Article: fMRI…
GMA’s Ginger Zee Shuts Down Pregnancy Speculation, Talks ‘Difficult’ Past Battle with Anorexia – PEOPLE.com
GMA’s Ginger Zee Shuts Down Pregnancy Speculation, Talks ‘Difficult’ Past Battle with Anorexia PEOPLE.com Ginger Zee…
Uncontrolled asthma attacks during pregnancy increase health risks for mothers and babies – EurekAlert
Uncontrolled asthma attacks during pregnancy increase health risks for mothers and babies EurekAlert Read Original Article:…
News in Brief 26 November 2019
HIV in decline worldwide but thousands of children still being infected ‘Climate procrastination’ means we…
Here’s what you need to know about the new Emissions Gap Report
If we told you that greenhouse gas emissions are measured in gigatonnes, how many of…
Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Now Approved in China for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in Combination with Chemotherapy
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Third Approval for KEYTRUDA in First-Line NSCLC in China in Less…
Psychedelic Drug For Severe Depression Granted Breakthrough Therapy Status By FDA
The FDA has granted psilocybin therapy, a chemical compound in magic mushrooms, the Breakthrough Therapy…
The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Health Literacy Read Original Article: The…
Tickborne Diseases Are Likely to Increase, Say NIAID Officials
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Lyme Disease Read Original Article:…
Whole Foods Market Recalls Vegetables Over Possible Listeria Contamination
Whole Foods Market recalled food products distributed between Oct. 10 and Nov. 4 due to…
More Toddlers Are Exposed To Gadget Screens Excessively
A recent study found that 79.4 percent of two years olds in Canada were using…
Here’s When Alternative Medicine Can Save Your Life – Newsmax
Here’s When Alternative Medicine Can Save Your Life Newsmax Read Original Article: Here’s When Alternative Medicine…
Osteoporosis: One Back Pain Cause
Osteoporosis is a condition of very low bone density that is commonly seen in women…
UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo
Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting…
Smooth operator: When earnings management is a good thing
New research makes the case that ‘smoothing the numbers’ can be beneficial — if you…
Life, liberty — and access to microbes?
Poverty increases the risk for numerous diseases by limiting people’s access to healthy food, environments…
Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq
The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in…
Playing board games may help protect thinking skills in old age
People who play games — such as cards and board games — are more likely…
Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief
When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and…
Pension reprieve: will the new scheme work for you?
Earlier this month NHS England announced a temporary scheme to allow doctors to work extra…
Did human hunting activities alone drive great auks’ extinction?
New insight on the extinction history of a flightless seabird that vanished from the shores…
Insights into versatile molecular death switch
The enzyme caspase-8 regulates different modes of cell death, according to new research. Read Original…
What keeps cells in shape? New research points to 2 types of motion
The health of cells is maintained, in part, by 2 types of movement of their…
Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds
Researchers have discovered elevated levels of mercury in mountain lions, the latest indication that the…
Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn
Researchers have taken a new and significant step toward detecting a signal from the period…
Forests face climate change tug of war
Increased carbon dioxide allows plants to photosynthesize more and use less water. But warmer temperatures…
Tendon stem cells could revolutionize injury recovery
The buildup of scar tissue makes recovery from torn rotator cuffs, jumper’s knee, and other…
Scientists suggest new solution to the rare-disease problem
An international team of data scientists and rare disease specialists write that they’ve come up…
Cutting neurodegeneration associated with dementia, in animal models
Korean research team made up of Dr. Hyung-Jun Kim and Shinrye Lee of KBRI, and…
MS linked to variant of common herpes virus
Researchers have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common…
Using fungi to search for medical drugs
An enormous library of products derived from more than 10,000 fungi could help us find…
Admissions from care homes are a symptom of bad policy leadership
Hospital admissions from care homes1 are often due to a clinician being unable or unavailable…
16-million-year-old fossil shows springtails hitchhiking on winged termite
A newly reported, 16-million-year-old fossil is shedding light on how a group of tiny arthropods…
High amounts of screen time begin as early as infancy
Children’s average daily time spent watching television or using a computer or mobile device increased…
New flu drug drives drug resistance in influenza viruses
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers examined the effects of baloxavir treatment on influenza virus samples collected…
Dinosaur skull turns paleontology assumptions on their head
A team of researchers has unearthed a well-preserved Styracosaurus skull — and its facial imperfections…
Clare Gerada: My last Christmas on call
For nearly 40 years I’ve been part of an on-call rota, but this Christmas will…